Ellsworth set for biggest bowl game in team history
Ellsworth Community College travels to Pasadena to face Bakersfield in the Junior Rose Bowl on Saturday. No. 1 Ellsworth, 9-0, meets 11-1 Bakersfield as the host team in a revived bowl. Coach Vern Thomsen says the game is the program’s largest milestone, with Ellsworth’s offense averaging 43.6 points and 462 yards per game.
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Hawkeye wrestlers crush Drake 44 2 in dual meet win
Iowa bounces Drake 44 2 in a dominant dual, sealing a seventh win no losses. Bowlsby pins McDonnell in 29 seconds, Wilkerson Kinseth Stevens also fall, while Beckwith and Brown draw 13-13. Drake drops to 0-2. next at Midlands Tournament in Evanston on Dec 29-30.
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Jim Makey
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Ron Ziegler
Steve Kappos
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Mark Stevenson
Paul Overturff
Mike DeAnna
Demon ninth graders upend Ottumwa Evans
Washington's ninth grade girls basketball team defeated Ottumwa Evans 54 to 37 to even their season at 2-2. Michelle McClure led with 26 points, supported by Beth Leyden 15 and Sara McClure 11, while guards Jones Vanderlinden McKowen and Hackbarth starred on defense.
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Bowling Thursday Rollers League Results and Standings
Women’s league results feature Rubio Bank of Brighton and Booths Grocery with mixed scores. Team and individual leaders include Hanson with top team series 2110 and Jean Stout 517 in series, 220 in a game. Lane leaders list Shamrock Inn and Roe’s Heating atop the standings with high team totals 2784 and 933 in games.
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Roe's Heating
Barb Beauchamp
Dort Patterson
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Keokuk edges Demon freshmen in 28-24 thriller
Washington ninth graders suffer a tough loss at Keokuk as Rose pins Secrest for a slim Chiefs edge. Demons go 0-2 in duals. Dickerson posts fastest pin at 28 seconds amid a meet dominated by Keokuk’s strong youngsters.
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Mark Fetley
St. Clair
Jeff Enfield
Payne
Snodgrass
Englebrecht
Jim Edmund
Vogel
Ron Hahn
Riddle
Clayborn
Mike Britsch
Market livestock report from Joliet Illinois
Livestock numbers show cattle about 1,600 with steers and heifers 50 to 100 lower and hogs about 1,600 higher. Prices reach 39.50 to 41.25 for choice steers and 38.00 to 40.50 for various hog weights amid Monday receipts of 5,500 cattle and 2,000 hogs.
Washington eighth graders fall to Keokuk in wrestling
Washington eighth graders lost 30 to 4 at Keokuk on Thursday. Four wrestlers were out of weight class. Bob Haggans showed improvement and moved well. Outcomes include Carey pinned in 2 41, Murphy 9 0, Haggans 13 4, Knight 7 0, plus Jaspering Horn Laux Wood losses and Wood 7 2.
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Roth
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Roger
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St. Clair
Steve Knight
Barlow
Dean Jaspering
Brian Horn
Brian Laux
Mark Wood
Cooper
Steelers can earn berth in playoffs
The Pittsburgh Steelers can clinch the AFC Central division and a playoff berth with a win over the Houston Oilers. After a rough start, they won eight straight behind Mike Kruczek and a strong defense. A win would seal the division as Cincinnati and Cleveland face simultaneous scenarios.
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Nuggets Extend Midwest Lead With Cavs Victory
United Press International reports that defense helped the Denver Nuggets widen their Western Conference Midwest Division margin to four games over idle Detroit after a 104-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night.
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